I was having a conversation with someone the other day, and at one point I said that on average women tend to live longer than men. When I said that, a fellow Sikh standing nearby told me that I shouldn't say stuff like that because everything happens according to Guru Ji's hukam. I understand where he was coming from, but was what I said really wrong?

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You were simply making an observation about an average, not saying anything egotistical or against Gurmat. You did nothing wrong, but this man's comment made you conscious of your words. One of Guru Ji's great blessings to us is that he puts us in situations (different for each person) in which we can observe and learn from our own words and actions and thereby work on ourselves to speak and act more consciously.